U.S. Millennials score at the bottom of the OECD

[TBoneTX 45,328]

Post edited by VJ Moderation and returned to thread as follows:

30 years ago? Are you Steve Seagal perchance? Lol
Who is the "we" you refer to?
Uniforms for elementary children?
I think you would find if you went to school over here in 2015, that emphasis is put upon cleaning the school esp トイレ掃除、and club activities, and that the academic slack is picked up at cram schools.
Majority of tests are multiple choice. In the case of maths, no points awarded for thought process in solving a problem, just the correct answer.
Anecdotes? I haven't given any!
Impressed by your links to academic papers? No!

C'mon, folks -- this is not the place for put-downs, one-upmanship, or insults. The issue itself is well worthy of discussion. Let's relax the tone.

Edited May 9, 2015 by TBoneTX

[TBoneTX 45,328]

Topic title edited to add second "n" to "Millennials."

[Jacque67 7,328]

Post edited by VJ Moderation and returned to thread as follows:

C'mon, folks -- this is not the place for put-downs, one-upmanship, or insults. The issue itself is well worthy of discussion. Let's relax the tone.

Agreed. But with all due respect in the first post it was shown that Finland, Flanders, and the Netherlands came first, third and fourth , respectively in the test for numeracy.

However to OP has gone on to extol the supposed virtues of the education systems in Japan, Korea and China compared to the U.S. System, and has linked a dubious academic study comparing the U.S. and Japanese system. I have only first hand experience of the Japanese system, and not the US JHS and HS system , so cannot comment upon the state of affairs in the US...

As I stated comparisons are indeed odious and do little to resolve whatever problems there may be in the US system.

Why no eulogy about Finland? I suspect darker motives at hand..

[TBoneTX 45,328]

comparisons [...] do little to resolve whatever problems there may be in the US system.

This is a good summation, I think.